Club Rugby
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAmbitious Ealing look totempt Joe
Wanted: Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson EALING Trailfinders are looking into launching an ambitious bid to lure Joe Simpson away from Wasps...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHutler grabs five in Bishop try-fest
By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford …71 Fylde…24 BISHOP Stortford ran amok as they racked up more than 70 points in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKockett kicks the winner to keep wind in Castres sails
Danger from deep: Rory Kockett won the match for Castres over Toulouse Castres hung on to the coat tails of the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoExpendables would put up a good fight
JUST for a bit of fun, Blindside has put together a top XV of players who are out of contract at...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmpthill pay penalty as Darlington bag late victory
By WARREN KAY Handful: Talite Vaioleti on the charge for Darlington PICTURES: Tim Bartlett DARLINGTON Mowden Park claimed a dramatic victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGuernsey on song again with victory
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYare still the team to beat as the table toppers kept up momentum with a 38-27...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTwo-try Kalamafoni turns Clash into Bash
By NICK CAIN Grounded: Adam Thompstone scores Leicester’s opening try despite Ben Tapuai’s challenge PICTURES: Getty Images SIONE Kalamafoni has already...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoChampions extend their home run in second gear
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry …32 Rosslyn Park …27 COVENTRY stretched their winning run at Butts Park Arena to 25 games, but...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate penalty miss hands title to Brum
Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAM and Solihull bagged the National League 3 Midlands title with a slender 22-20 success at second placed Peterborough...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoExiles make most of Quins’ surrender
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Our hero: Exiles’ Tom Fowlie is congratulated after scoring against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images Legging it: Mat Luamanu,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGenge is more bark than bite says Matt
LEICESTER boss Matt O’Connor said his side were peaking at the right time after winning The Clash convincingly: “The second-half was...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBurcham landmark as Club make a fight of it
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …23 Cambridge …12 BLACKHEATHproduced a superb comeback to score 23 unanswered points and defeat Cambridge, on a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCarnegie look to build on improved showing
Preview York’ Carnegie v Jersey Reds Today, Kick-off 3pm YORKSHIRE Carnegie return to Emerald Headingley today to face rivals Jersey Reds...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoppers enjoy easy win over Morley
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS Preston Grasshoppers celebrated in style with a 57-3 win over relegation bound Morley. Hoppers crossed for nine tries...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield hit back for terrific victory
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L…17 Sheffield …21 SHEFFIELD fought back from 17-3 down to record a battling win against Leicester Lions....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBad start just got worse – Kingston
HARLEQUINS director of rugby John Kingston did not cut a happy figure post-match. “We never got going; we were lethargic from...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRuthless Saracens respond in style after Euro exit
By NEALE HARVEY Adding gloss: Saracens wing Nathan Earle scores the final try Full stretch: Chris Wyles dives over to score...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOA’s keep fighting against the drop
By BRIAN QUINN OLD Albanians continued their fight against relegation by picking up their fourth win in five games against a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPackman try steals victory at the death for Bedford
By EMMA SMITH HARTPURY staged a remarkable comeback to head into the final three minutes 21-19 up against high-flying Bedford only...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIvybridge are down after last-gasp score
South West Premier IVYBRIDGE were left heartbroken in their National League 3 South West relegation battle after a last ditch try...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMaher shines as Park dominate
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P …43 Huddersf’d …10 SEDGLEY Park closed the gap on Sale at the top of the National...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoYarde nips in to beat the buzzer for Sharks
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale day: Sharks’ Bryn Evans goes over PICTURES: Getty Images Second strike: Wasps’ Josh Bassett scores his second...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDickens slams second half flop
SAINTS coach Alan Dickens admitted: “There’s embarrassment among the whole squad and coaches. I struggle to understand that second half performance....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMagical Minikin inspires Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 33 Plymouth …14 HULL Ionians produced one of their best performances of the season to claim...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoEvans is the hero as woes continue for Street
By SYDNEY BANKS Barnstaple…16 Broadstreet …12 BROADSTREET remain rooted to the bottom of National 2 South after a narrow defeat to...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoChampions Bristol vow to wow the home fans
By ROB WILDMAN JORDAN Crane has ordered his Bristol team to finish off their Championship promotion season in style next Friday...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClubs needs to get costs in sync with their revenue
JEFF PROBYN Wise words: former Harlequins CEO and Saracens director of rugby Mark Evans PICTURE: Getty Images You can tell we...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale do the deal over out of sorts Lucs
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …28 Luctonians…12 A SCRAPPY performance on a wet pitch was enough to give Tynedale victory over strugglers...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBasic errors let them in – Young
DAI Young was disappointed with some of the errors which saw Wasps concede four tries at the AJ Bell. “We did...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoChallenge for Hallett to retain top talent at Albion
By NEALE HARVEY PLYMOUTH head coach Kieran Hallett fears Rotherham’s relegation could drive player wages up by encouraging National One clubs...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton make it a fantastic four
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…29 Henley…22 CLIFTON secured their fourth successive win and deserved to consolidate their league position with a hard-fought...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Scottish celebrate maiden win of 2018
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISH winger Matt Williams stepped inside opposite number Jake Henry and raced past two Rotherham defenders to round...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPocock try gives Quins’ advantage
Wasps 19pts Harlequins 25pts By HOLLY FOSKETT Match-winner: Fiona Pocock attacks the Wasps line FIONA Pocock’s late try handed Harlequins the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLate win better for our fans, says Keep
By CHRIS PRATT Sale …30pts Chester …28pts JONATHAN Keep admitted his side’s victory was a great spectacle for supporters in the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRichards’ boys put in spin by Worcester big-hitters
By TOM BRADSHAW Driving force: Ryan Bower tries to break through the Falcons defence PICTURES: Getty Images Well marshalled: Newcastle defence...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle Falcons flying high again
Jon Newcombe talks to Newcastle's commercial director Mick Hogan about the change in the club's fortunes
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSimon Zebo out of Munster’s trip to South Africa in the PRO14
Hamstring injury suffered in Champions Cup win over Toulon keeps Zebo grounded
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCooper Vuna eyes big break after working in Australian prison
News of a new deal for the Bath wing
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-final dates and venues confirmed
Times, dates and venues for the final four of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints scrum-half Nic Groom heads back to Super Rugby
'The time has come for me to return to South Africa' says Springbok-jersey chasing Saint
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNigel Wray bids to own Saracens outright after Rupert seeks to sell stake
Wray to assume control of Saracens after South African co-owner Johann Rupert turns his attentions to the Stormers
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWayne Pivac could bring Scarlets flair to Wales
Peter Jackson brings you the latest in the WRU's search for Warren Gatland's successor after next year's World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPurnell stars as in-form Wizards spell more trouble for Bedwas
■ By JON DALY Aberavon…24 Bedwas …19 ABERAVON picked up their third victory from the last five in the league after...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFabulous five in a row as on-fire Cardiff tame Bulls
■ By GEOFF CHAMPION Bargoed …7 Cardiff …39 CARDIFF clinched their fifth Premiership win in a row with a five-try bonus...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGriffiths shines with a double to help Quins stake their claim
■ By JAY BAYFORD Carmarthen …34 Ebbw Vale…23 CARMARTHEN Quins showed their title credentials with a battling victory over Ebbw Vale...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBishop’s complete double over Heath
Bishop’s Sto …15 Blackheath …5 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S Stortford kept Blackheath pointless in the second half to take the win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams’ late score lifts Drovers to a contentious win
■ By HUWS THOMAS Llandovery …24 Newport …19 LLANDOVERY’S winning run continued but they were lucky to beat Newport thanks to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLouis pulls strings for Blood & Sand
Cambridge…29 Hull Ionians…19 By STEVE JACKSON ANOTHE-Rimmense performance from Cambridge’s prodigious pack formed the cornerstone of a second successive bonus-point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChiefs streak home after first half blitz
By TOM BRADSHAW Champions: Exeter celebrate with the trophy PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER have left Bath bodies strewn across the West...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Ironmen hold on as Neath mourn their missed chances
■ By IAN GOLDEN Neath…10 Merthyr …26 MERTHYR were made to fight hard for their win against a resilient Neath side...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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